Captions: Taste of Soul is one of the largest family festivals in Los Angeles and it’s right here on Crenshaw!
Once again, it’s that time of year when everybody comes out to have a good time. ... read more »

The “Black Pete” tradition in the Netherlands is under fire from opponents who believe the figure is a racist caricature and who asked Amsterdam officials on Thursday October 17 to revoke the permit for a popular children’s festival because of it. ... read more »

Chicken is a staple in African American food.
Owner Delbert Gordon certainly knows this, which is why he has produced some of the best chicken you may ever taste in the Los Angeles County, ... read more »

AltaMed Will Offer Free Health Screenings for Diabetes and Hypertension, and Enrollment Opportunities for Senior Care Services
AltaMed will be participating for the first time in the annual Taste of Soul festival in South L.A. ... read more »

“I don’t care if the lawyers and the courts end up with all of the money. I just don’t want her to get a penny of it.” This is the type of statement I’ve heard several times in a dispute over an inheritance. ... read more »

Bethune-Cookman University President Edison and Mrs. Jackson. (Courtesy Photo)
Florence Jackson has no problem with being known as the woman who stands by her man. The new first lady of Bethune-Cookman University even admits that her husband, ... read more »

In these uncertain and unsettling times of the self-silencing of the lambs, the fearful and fatigued surrender of summer soldiers, and the out-of-control hate-filled howling of ice age winter wolves, ... read more »

The role of the Black press (print and electronic) in the 21st century is more important than ever. (As this is written, the partial shutdown of the federal government is disproportionately affecting the Black community.) The ever-increasing prominence of social media increases, ... read more »

On September 18 the Best Start South Los Angeles/Broadway-Manchester community partnership presented a Kindergarten Readiness Workshop at the Mark Twain Public Library.
The kindergarten workshop was developed and presented by three early childhood education consultants: Martiza Sanchez; ... read more »